Brazil national under-20 football team

Brazil Under-20

Nickname(s)

Seleção Sub-20 (Under-20 Team)

Association

Confederação Brasileira de Futebol
(Brazilian Football Confederation)

Confederation

CONMEBOL (South America)

Head coach

Alexandre Gallo

Captain

Dória^[1]

FIFA code

BRA

First colours

Second colours

First international

Brazil 7 – 1 Panama

(Caracas, Venezuela; March 23, 1954)

Biggest win

Brazil 10 – 0 Belgium

(Kuching, Malaysia; June 25, 1997)

Biggest defeat

Brazil 0 - 3 Colombia
(Montevideo, Uruguay; February 7, 2015)

Records for competitive matches only.

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Appearances

17 (First in 1977)

Best result

Winners

: 1983, 1985, 1993, 2003 and 2011

South American Youth Championship

Appearances

24 (First in 1954)

Best result

Winners

: 1974, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1995, 2001, 2007, 2009 and 2011

Brazil national under-20 football team
Medal record

U-20 World Cup
Bronze	1977 Tunisia	Team
Gold	1983 Mexico	Team
Gold	1985 Soviet Union	Team
Bronze	1989 Saudi Arabia	Team
Silver	1991 Portugal	Team
Gold	1993 Australia	Team
Silver	1995 Qatar	Team
Gold	2003 United Arab Emirates	Team
Bronze	2005 Netherlands	Team
Silver	2009 Egypt	Team
Gold	2011 Colombia	Team

The Brazil national under-20 football team, also known as Brazil Sub-20 or Seleção Sub-20, represents Brazil in association football at this age level and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).

The team has won the South American Youth Championship a record eleven times and is the second most successful nation in the FIFA U-20 World Cup, having won the competition five times (against six of rivals Argentina). It also plays in unofficial under-19 and under-21 tournaments, such as the Toulon Tournament, of which Brazil is an eight-time winner.

Notable players that came through the ranks and went on to play for the senior team include Ronaldinho, Kaká, Rivaldo, Roberto Carlos, Cláudio Taffarel, Bebeto, Dida, Neymar, Daniel Alves, Maicon, Adriano, Júlio Baptista, Luisão, Alex, Giovane Élber, Leonardo, Müller, Silas, Marcelo, David Luiz, Willian, Jô and Lucas Moura, among others.

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 World Cup record

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Year	Round	GP	W	D¹	L	GS	GA
Tunisia 1977	Third place	5	3	2	0	13	3
Japan 1979	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
Australia 1981	Quarter-finals	4	2	1	1	7	4
Mexico 1983	Champions	6	5	1	0	13	4
Soviet Union 1985	Champions	6	6	0	0	14	1
Chile 1987	Quarter-finals	4	2	0	2	6	3
Saudi Arabia 1989	Third place	6	5	0	1	13	2
Portugal 1991	Runners-up	6	4	2	0	14	4
Australia 1993	Champions	6	5	1	0	11	2
Qatar 1995	Runners-up	6	4	1	1	11	3
Malaysia 1997	Quarter-finals	5	4	0	1	25	5
Nigeria 1999	Quarter-finals	5	3	0	2	13	5
Argentina 2001	Quarter-finals	5	4	0	1	15	2
United Arab Emirates 2003	Champions	7	5	1	1	14	6
Netherlands 2005	Third place	7	5	1	1	9	3
Canada 2007	Round of 16	4	1	0	3	6	9
Egypt 2009	Runners-up	7	5	2	0	14	3
Colombia 2011	Champions	7	5	2	0	18	5
Turkey 2013	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
New Zealand 2015	Qualified	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	18/20	96	68	14	14	216	64

South American Youth Championship record

South American Youth Championship record
Year	Round	GP	W	D¹	L	GS	GA
Venezuela 1954	Runners-up	6	3	3	0	14	5
Chile 1958	Third place	5	2	2	1	10	6
Colombia 1964	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
Paraguay 1967	Semi-finals	5	3	0	2	7	5
Paraguay 1971	First round	4	2	0	2	7	3
Chile 1974	Champions	6	5	1	0	18	3
Peru 1975	First round	5	1	0	4	6	7
Venezuela 1977	Runners-up	6	5	1	0	13	2
Uruguay 1979	Fourth place	7	2	1	4	5	7
Ecuador 1981	Runners-up	6	3	2	1	13	5
Bolivia 1983	Champions	7	6	1	0	16	3
Paraguay 1985	Champions	7	6	1	0	11	3
Colombia 1987	Runners-up	6	3	2	1	11	4
Argentina 1988	Champions	7	5	1	1	14	2
Venezuela 1991	Champions	7	4	3	0	15	5
Colombia 1992	Champions	6	5	1	0	7	0
Bolivia 1995	Champions	6	5	0	1	17	4
Chile 1997	Runners-up	9	6	2	1	26	10
Argentina 1999	Third place	9	4	3	2	22	10
Ecuador 2001	Champions	9	6	2	1	21	6
Uruguay 2003	Runners-up	9	7	1	1	23	5
Colombia 2005	Runners-up	9	5	2	2	18	9
Paraguay 2007	Champions	9	6	3	0	20	9
Venezuela 2009	Champions	9	6	1	2	17	9
Peru 2011	Champions	9	7	1	1	24	7
Argentina 2013	First round	4	1	1	2	4	6
Uruguay 2015	Fourth place	9	5	1	3	13	9
Total	25/26	172	107	33	32	338	135

¹Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Titles

FIFA U-20 World Cup:
- Winners (5): 1983, 1985, 1993, 2003, 2011
- Runners-up (3): 1991, 1995, 2009

South American Youth Championship:
- Winners (11): 1974, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1995, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2011
- Runners-up (7): 1954, 1977, 1981, 1987, 1997, 2003, 2005

Friendly tournaments

Toulon Tournament:
- Winners (8): 1980, 1981, 1983, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2013, 2014
COTIF:
- Winners (3): 1990, 2002, 2014

Individual awards

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Year	Golden Ball	Silver Ball	Bronze Ball
1983	Geovani
1985	Silas
1989	Bismarck
1993	Adriano
1995	Caio
2009		Alex Teixeira	Giuliano
2011	Henrique

Year	Golden Shoe	Silver Shoe	Bronze Shoe
1977	Guina
1983	Geovani
1997	Adaílton
2003	Dudu
2011	Henrique

Current squad

The following 22 players were called for friendlies against Egypt, Qatar and Lebanon in September.^[2]
Caps and goals are correct as of June 1, 2014.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Ederson	(1993-08-17) August 17, 1993	1	0	Rio Ave
1GK	Jacsson	(1994-03-12) March 12, 1994	0	0	Internacional

2DF	Dória (captain)	(1994-11-08) November 8, 1994	12	0	São Paulo
2DF	Douglas Santos	(1993-03-22) March 22, 1993	11	0	Atlético Mineiro
2DF	Wallace	(1994-10-14) October 14, 1994	6	1	Monaco
2DF	Marquinhos	(1994-05-14) May 14, 1994	5	1	Paris Saint-Germain
2DF	Gilberto	(1993-03-07) March 7, 1993	4	0	Internacional
2DF	Wendell	(1993-07-20) July 20, 1993	4	0	Bayer Leverkusen
2DF	Vinícius	(1993-03-07) March 7, 1993	0	0	Lazio
2DF	Fabinho	(1993-10-23) October 23, 1993	0	0	Monaco

3MF	Rafinha	(1993-03-12) March 12, 1993	5	0	Barcelona
3MF	Alisson	(1993-06-25) June 25, 1993	5	2	Cruzeiro
3MF	Lucas Silva	(1993-02-16) February 16, 1993	4	1	Real Madrid
3MF	Alison	(1993-04-01) April 1, 1993	4	0	Santos
3MF	Otávio	(1995-02-09) February 9, 1995	0	0	Porto
3MF	José Welison	(1995-03-11) March 11, 1995	0	0	Vitória
3MF	Danilo	(1996-02-28) February 28, 1996	0	0	Braga

4FW	Ademilson	(1994-01-09) January 9, 1994	15	5	Yokohama F. Marinos
4FW	Vinícius Araújo	(1993-02-22) February 22, 1993	10	7	Standard Liege
4FW	Luan	(1993-03-27) March 27, 1993	4	3	Grêmio
4FW	Vitinho	(1993-10-09) October 9, 1993	0	0	CSKA Moscow
4FW	Douglas Coutinho	(1994-02-08) February 8, 1994	0	0	Atlético Paranaense

Recent callups

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Marcos	(1996-04-13) April 13, 1996	4	0	Fluminense	2014 Toulon Tournament

DF	Auro	(1996-01-23) January 23, 1996	1	0	São Paulo	2014 Toulon Tournament
DF	Jubal	(1993-08-29) August 29, 1993	4	0	Santos	2014 Toulon Tournament preliminary squad
DF	Paulo Ricardo	(1994-07-13) July 13, 1994	0	0	Santos	2014 Toulon Tournament preliminary squad

MF	Lucas Evangelista	(1995-05-06) May 6, 1995	8	1	São Paulo	2014 Toulon Tournament
MF	Rodrigo Caio ^INJ	(1993-08-17) August 17, 1993	7	2	São Paulo	2014 Toulon Tournament
MF	Jean Deretti	(1993-05-01) May 1, 1993	0	0	Grêmio	2014 Toulon Tournament preliminary squad
MF	Andreas Pereira	(1996-01-01) January 1, 1996	1	0	Manchester United	2014 Toulon Tournament

FW	Leandro	(1993-05-12) May 12, 1993	6	2	Palmeiras	2014 Toulon Tournament
FW	Thalles	(1995-05-18) May 18, 1995	4	2	Vasco da Gama	2014 Toulon Tournament
FW	Lucas Piazon	(1994-01-20) January 20, 1994	3	1	Eintracht Frankfurt	2014 Toulon Tournament
FW	Mosquito	(1996-06-12) June 12, 1996	2	1	Atlético Paranaense	2014 Toulon Tournament

References

↑ "Capitão, Dória elogia goleada da Seleção Sub-21, em Mogi das Cruzes". Lance!. April 17, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
↑ "Sub-21: Gallo chama atletas com idade olímpica para três amistosos no Catar" (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. August 111, 2014. Retrieved August 12, 2014. Check date values in: |date= (help)

Football in Brazil

Brazilian Football Confederation

Men's

National teams	National team (History Players Managers) U-23 U-20 U-17 U-15

League system	Série A Série B Série C Série D

Domestic cups	Copa do Brasil Copa do Nordeste Copa Verde

State championships	Acre Alagoas Amapá Amazonas Bahia (2) Ceará Distrito Federal Espírito Santo Goiás Maranhão Mato Grosso Mato Grosso do Sul Minas Gerais (2) Pará Paraíba Paraná Pernambuco (2) Piauí Rio de Janeiro (2) Rio Grande do Norte Rio Grande do Sul (2), (3) Rondônia Roraima Santa Catarina São Paulo (2, 3, 4) Sergipe (2) Tocantins

State cups	Minas Gerais Rio de Janeiro Rio Grande do Sul Santa Catarina São Paulo

Youth competitions	Série A U-20 Copa do Brasil U-20 (U-17) Copa Santiago Copa São Paulo Taça Belo Horizonte

State federations	Acre Alagoas Amapá Amazonas Bahia Ceará Distrito Federal Espírito Santo Goiás Maranhão Mato Grosso Mato Grosso do Sul Minas Gerais Pará Paraíba Paraná Pernambuco Piauí Rio de Janeiro Rio Grande do Norte Rio Grande do Sul Rondônia Roraima Santa Catarina São Paulo Sergipe Tocantins

Defunct competitions	Wanderpreiss Cup Copa dos Campeões Estaduais Champions Cup 37 Taça Brasil Torneio dos Campeões 1967 Torneio dos Campeões da CBD Copa Norte-Nordeste Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa Torneio do Povo Campeonato da Cidade de Campos Campeonato Fluminense Champions Cup 78 Torneio dos Campeões Campeonato Brasileiro de Seleções Estaduais Supercopa do Brasil Taça da Prefeitura do Distrito Federal Torneio Rio-São Paulo Copa Centro-Oeste Copa Norte Copa Sul-Minas Copa dos Campeões Torneio de Integração da Amazônia Paulista B3 Paulista B2 Copa Integração Copa Macaé Recopa Sul-Brasileira

Awards Broadcasters (Série A) CBF Ranking Champions Derbies Mascots Clubs Footballers (Expatriate) Managers Records Referees Seasons Transfers Triple Crown Venues

Women's

National teams	National team (Managers) U-20

League system	Série A

Domestic cups	Copa do Brasil

State championships	Rio de Janeiro São Paulo

Champions Clubs Footballers

Football in South America (CONMEBOL)

Argentina (AFA)

Bolivia (FBF)

Brazil (CBF)

Chile (FFC)

Colombia (FCF)

Ecuador (FEF)

Paraguay (APF)

Peru (FPF)

Uruguay (AUF)

Venezuela (FVF)

National team competitions

Men	Copa América Copa América Centenario Under-20 Football Championship Under-17 Football Championship Under-15 Football Championship Pan-American Games Superclásico de las Américas Bolivarian Games South American Games Futsal Championship Under-20 Futsal Championship Beach Soccer Championship

Women	Copa América Femenina Under-20 Women's Football Championship Under-17 Women's Football Championship Women's Futsal Championship

Club competitions

Men	Copa Libertadores de América Copa Sudamericana Recopa Sudamericana Copa Suruga Bank Copa Libertadores de Futsal U-20 Copa Libertadores (On hiatus since 2012; will return in 2016)

Women	Copa Libertadores Femenina

Defunct	Intercontinental Cup Copa CONMEBOL Copa Interamericana Copa Mercosur Copa Merconorte Supercopa Libertadores Copa Master de Supercopa Copa de Oro Copa Master de CONMEBOL Copa Ganadores de Copa Campeonato Sudamericano de Campeones

National sports teams of Brazil

Male teams	Basketball Under-19 Under-17 3x3 Football Under-23 Under-20 Under-17 Beach soccer American football Baseball Field hockey Handball Beach handball Ice hockey Inline hockey Volleyball Futsal Tennis Rugby union Sevens Water polo Roller hockey Cricket

Female teams	Basketball 3x3 Field hockey Futsal Football Under-20 Handball Inline hockey Beach handball Volleyball Tennis Roller derby Rugby union Sevens Softball Under-19 Water polo

Olympics Paralympics Pan American Games

FIFA U-20 World Cup winners

1977: Soviet Union 1979: Argentina 1981: Germany 1983: Brazil 1985: Brazil 1987: Yugoslavia 1989: Portugal 1991: Portugal 1993: Brazil 1995: Argentina 1997: Argentina 1999: Spain 2001: Argentina 2003: Brazil 2005: Argentina 2007: Argentina 2009: Ghana 2011: Brazil 2013: France